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Felix Cartal’s “Expensive Sounds For Nice People” Occupies a Unique Space in House Music
Felix Cartal has more than earned his title of veteran producer. Since first emerging in 2006, the Vancouver product has become an omnipresent name in electronic music. Last year was a career year for him, releasing an official remix of Anne-Marie and Doja Cat’s global hit “To Be Young” and tons of new original music. Today Cartal returns with his fourth studio album, Expensive Sounds For Nice People. Cartal has used Expensive Sounds For Nice People as a way to explore a myriad of emotions. Each of its 16 tracks tells an intertwined tale of the second chapter of his music career, where refinement has become an innate element of his approach. He explores love, loss, and heartbreak within the record’s house music-inspired backbone. Cover of Felix CartalR...
Wale Declares Himself One Of The Greatest Rappers Of All Time, Announces ‘Folarin 2’ Project
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Wale has been active as a Hip-Hop artist since 2005 and has released a number of acclaimed projects along with some notable commercial hits. Taking to Twitter, the Washington, D.C. Area star declared himself one of the greatest rappers of all time and announced a new project as well. Out of the vast number of DMV artists, Wale emerged in the mid-2000s as the region’s biggest star. With his skill set spanning between club-ready anthems, brilliant displays of witty lyricism, and even spoken word poetry, Wale’s chest-puff moment on Twitter definitely caught the attention of his legion of fans and other observers. “I understand you may feel how you feel for whatever soembody told you … but I just wanna reiterate that I’m one of the great...
Watch the Picturesque Music Video for Gorgon City’s New Single, “Dreams” With Jem Cooke
Renowned UK dance music duo Gorgon City have unveiled yet another track from their upcoming album. Out now via Astralwerks, “Dreams” came true for many eager fans who have been anticipating the release of this ID since it was first teased last spring during Defected Virtual Festival 4.0. Singles from the album have been rolling out over the past year. But it was not until two months ago that Gorgon City officially announced the impending arrival of their third album Olympia, while simultaneously offering up a wittily titled tune called “Tell Me It’s True.” “Dreams” marks the eighth single from Olympia, which is due out this Friday, June 25th. The record will feature an array of collaborations with artists such as ...
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Motifv Explores Sonic Spectrums in Soulful New Concept Album, “Dilated Mind” [Premiere]
Two years since his debut album and a year in quarantine, electro-hop producer Motifv is set to release his sophomore album, Dilated Mind. Premiering exclusively today on EDM.com, Dilated Mind marks Motifv’s most involved artistic endeavor to-date, having produced, mixed, and mastered every track to portray a conceptual theme throughout the album. “I deeply feel the connection between the way our eye’s iris expands in the darkness and how our minds expand when we turn off the outside lights and look within. Dilated Mind is my concept album for this idea,” Motifv tells EDM.com. “The album represents this mindset of openness and continual expansion, which is a way I strive to live my life and drive my creativity.” Dilated Mind is a seven-track rec...
Rexxie Reveals Star-Studded Artists List For New Album “A True Champion”
Nigerian record producer, Rexxie has revealed the list of artists in his forth coming album dubbed “A True Champion”. The ace music producer who has released a couple of songs this season and has also been featured in a lot of songs revealed this via his Instagram handle. In the post, the album will dropping on the 28th of June 2021, and will featured a star-studded list of artists which includes Naira Marley, Davido, Sarkordie, Bella Shmurda, Ms Banks, Zlatan, Peruzzi, Bad Boy Timz, Lyta, Zinoleesky, Teni, Buju, Emo Grae, Kida Kudz, Mohbad, T-classic, Asake, Oxlade, Midas the Jagaban, Moelogo, Blanche Billy, and Seyi Vibez. He had also dropped a snippet of a banger with Davido which is to be released on the 25th of June prior to the album release. See his post below. You Deserve to Make M...
Marshmello’s New Album is Bangers Galore—Listen to “Shockwave” Now
After months of teasing, Marshmello has finally released Shockwave, a 12-track masterstroke channeling the producer’s long-lost electronic roots. The record kicks off with the spellbinding “Fairytale,” a brooding beat that eventually culminates in a thick melodic trap drop with booming hip-hop 808s. The tongue-in-cheek “Supernovacane” follows, in which the polarizing producer tips his helmet to his haters with a flippant vocal intro. “Marshmello is the most overrated electronic music artist by the way, ever to exist, of all-time,” whines an uncredited blowhard. “It’s so mediocre. To have it become so popular makes no sense.” One of the album’s most anticipated cuts, “Jiggle It,” delivers thank...
Title, Release Date and Tracklist of Marshmello’s New Album Leaks on Apple Music
Marshmello is set to send shockwaves through the dance music scene. You’ll get that pun in a moment. After months of teasing, Mello’s fourth studio album seems to be on the way after a serendipitous Apple Music leak revealed its title, release date, and tracklist. The record, called Shockwave, will hit streaming platforms this Friday, June 11th. Screenshot of Marshmello’s “Shockwave” pre-release page on Apple Music. [Screenshot by EDM.com] Apple Music The official Apple Music pre-release page indicates that Shockwave will feature a slew of high-profile collaborators across its 12 tracks, such as TroyBoi, Juicy J, Nitti Gritti, Megan Thee Stallion, and DJ Sliink, among others. The electronic and pop music superstar has also tapped a few heavyweights from t...
Listen to San Holo’s Long-Awaited Sophomore Album, “bb u ok?”
It’s been a bit of a windy road to San Holo‘s long-awaited sophomore album, but it’s finally here—and it delivers. Spanning 20 tracks, the expansive album is a tour de force of San Holo’s career and finds him exploring a markedly more indie style. The Chet Porter-assisted “you’ve changed, i’ve changed” is a standout example with its angsty chorus and punk-inspired drum programming, as is “one more day,” an aching indietronica cut with Mija and Mr. Carmack that ties a bow on the LP. Holo largely eschews the soaring future bass sound that propelled him to international acclaim, instead opting for resounding 808s that rumble under light, feathery electroacoustic elements. This approach is executed with finesse in the spacey R...
Vindata Radiate Authenticity On Debut Album “…With Opened Eyes”: Listen
Since the early 2010s, Vindata have been refining a wholly singular sound. Their breakout single “All I Really Need” with Kenzie May helped catapult them into the spotlight, eventually attracting the attention of Skrillex and his OWSLA imprint. Following a period of reflection during their 2020 hiatus, they’ve now returned with their debut album …With Opened Eyes via Monstercat. …With Opened Eyes is a breath of fresh air, as Vindata’s incredibly authentic sound takes center stage. They’ve taken soulful elements of their religious upbringing and fused them with modern electronic elements, allowing listeners to navigate flourishing soundscapes that speak to their distinct persona. The funky, downtempo feel of the entire album is as impressi...
Solomun Delivers Soulful Sophomore Album “Nobody Is Not Loved”: Listen
Croatian electronic music maestro Solomun has finally graced his fans with a second studio album, the first since 2009’s Dance Baby. Out now on his own NINL label, Nobody Is Not Loved is an intimate collection of tracks that serve as a love letter to the culture of dance music at large. “Only music has the divine power to touch not only the bodies, but the souls of people and awaken them,” Solomun said in a statement. “That’s why the album is called Nobody Is Not Loved.” To fortify the sense of unity, the world-renowned house producer enlisted some high-profile collaborators to help bring his vision to fruition. The opening track “Ocean,” an emotive cut with famed singer-songwriter and film superstar Jamie Foxx, is a soulful tune wi...
A State of Trance 2021: Armin van Buuren Guides a Symphonic Journey From the Coast to the Dancefloor
In conjunction with the ongoing 1,000-episode celebration of A State of Trance radio show, revered trance music giant Armin van Buuren has announced the release of the label’s annual compilation mix, A State of Trance 2021. The series’ 18th installment features 39 tracks mixed by van Buuren himself, showcasing the best in trance and progressive from the past year. A seamless blend of melodies transports listeners from sun-drenched, sandy beaches to obscure, dimly-light nightclubs in a two-part, four-hour-long journey. The first mix offers an eclectic array of evolving harmonies meant to complement those long summer days. Here, you’ll find the sounds of Sam Bagira, Alexander Popov & Kitone, Aly & Fila and JES, Ahmed Helmy, and two separate proje...
St. Vincent Premieres New Album Daddy’s Home: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T01:55:11+00:00“>May 13, 2021 | 9:55pm ET St. Vincent has unveiled her seventh studio album, Daddy’s Home. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. As it turns out, this is not Annie Clark’s Tool-inspired record that some fans were waiting for. Rather, Daddy’s Home comes from an intensely personal place, written in the aftermath of her father’s release from prison in 2019. Produced by Jack Antonoff, who previously worked with Clark on 2017’s MASSEDUCTION, the 14-song collection eschews the kinetic synth pop of that prior album in favor of a more “sleazy, grimy” sound, rooted in the classic funk and soul records that she heard in h...
